Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation

"You don't lose, you learn." - Trey, mentor at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & AAC Teaching #lifeskills to youth provide them opportunities to #grow, #learn, and have #fun. We partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & AAC, United States Marshals Service, and the #Annapolis Fire Department to not only play #Quickball (a fast-paced version of baseball) but to learn more about #sportsmanship, #respect, #leadership, and so much more through our #BadgesforBaseball program. Check out the video to see what this means for the Annapolis community.

On Monday, we opened our 120th Youth Development Park, Essex Field at Renaissance Park! Thank you to our partners and friends, Baltimore County, Johnny Olszewski Jr, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), Jake Day, Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce, and Sharon Kihn. Their support made this our first field in Baltimore County. We cannot wait to see the hundreds of #youth that will have the chance to use this state-of-the-art facility in their #community. To learn more, check out the link below from WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore. https://lnkd.in/ewxfXwPN

Last week, we hosted our 2024 Windy City Golf Classic in Chicago, IL to benefit the work we do in #youthdevelopment, #STEM, and #mentoring. Thank you to our incredible sponsors for making this event happen! Exelon (Calvin Butler, Carim Khouzami, Tyler Anthony, Gil C. Quiniones), Quanta Services, Inc. (Kenny Mercado) , HBK Engineering, LLC, Ardmore Roderick, David Mason + Associates (DMA) (Spencer Mason), InfraSource, A Quanta Services Company, JLL, M. J. Electric, LLC, MZI Group, Inc., Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, SDI Presence, and Bill O'Malley

Thank you, Cleveland Guardians and the Still Got Game Foundation! We had so much fun teaching #baseball and #softball skills to 130 youth! #youthdevelopment #mentoring

#TBT We reeled in some #fun last week at Downs Park! Cherry Hill Eagles' youth learned about the fishing basics and enjoyed a fun day out by the water with their #mentors and #volunteers from Seat Pleasant Police Department PAL. Thank you to Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy for making this event possible. #lifeskills #youthdevelopment

We are so proud of our former board chair, Senator Frank Kelly, and board member, Francis X. (Frank) Kelly III, on their business success and civic involvement. Both Senator Kelly and Frank Kelly, III, have helped us to impact at-risk youth and create #transformational change in underserved communities. #Thankyou to the Kelly family and Kelly Benefits for supporting us for the last 18 years. Check out this feature article in the Baltimore Business Journal to learn more about our partnership: https://lnkd.in/dH8iVn_y.

Thank you Marco and Worthington Direct for providing #quality materials to our #STEMCenters! Our #students and #teachers deserve the best.

This past Friday, over 100 teachers from New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming came to Oklahoma City to #learn more about their Ripken Foundation #STEMCenter. Our incredible partners, Kid Spark Education, Sphero, Elenco Electronics, Makey Makey, Ozobot, Boxlight, and Terrapin came together to continue training for our teachers. A big shout out to The Home Depot, Worthington Direct, Marco, Boxlight, Terrapin, and ForwardSlip for donating educational products, a 3D printer, a wall wrap for a classroom, and a classroom makeover for some very lucky teachers! Finally, thank you to Devon Energy for sponsoring this event and supporting our #STEM initiative since 2019! Without you, none of this would be possible!

In a guest essay for Technical.ly, Cal Ripken, Jr. discussed how supporting #STEM education through #CRSF is an endeavor inspired by his dad and the importance of partnerships to achieve our goals and expand our reach.   "When we first started, our goal was simply to honor dad and help a few kids in our hometown of Aberdeen, #Maryland. A lot has changed since then. Dad would be blown away by how much the foundation has grown into its current national scope." - CRJ   "I’ve always said that we can do a lot of good things on our own, but with dedicated charitable partners, we can achieve great things. Our partnerships with Exelon, Tennessee Valley Authority, Group 1001, Devon Energy and so many more organizations are proof." -CRJ   #YouthFoundation #nonprofit #education

#Congratulations to the #students that participated in our annual Ripken Foundation #STEM Student Challenge! We had 49 teams from 10 states compete for 1st place over the last seven months. Last week, our top three teams, Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama - Athens Unit, R4CREATING, and Greenwood Intermediate traveled to #Baltimore to present their final projects to a panel of judges. We are so #proud of the incredible teams that participated! Thank you to our incredible sponsors for making this dream a possibility for these deserving students: Devon Energy, ExxonMobil Giving, Worthington Direct, DP Solutions, and Southwest Airlines. Lastly, a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama - Athens Unit for bringing home 1st place! To read more, check out the story here: https://lnkd.in/eiws7EWw